APPOINTMENTS
TEES Business appointments
Organisation ( NEPO ), allowing it to tender for public sector contracts involving the region ’ s 12 local authorities .
GMI , one of the largest independent construction firms in the north of England and midlands , recently completed several high-profile projects including 362,600 sq ft of commercial units at Hillthorn Business Park , Washington , and the 650,000-sq ft Connect warehouse and logistics scheme at the Integra 61 development near Bowburn , Durham .
Square One Law A growing commercial law firm has recruited an established team of legal specialists as it continues to invest in the Tees Valley .
Square One Law has recruited four specialist employment law experts to join its existing team , all of whom have joined the company ’ s growing Tees Valley office .
Employment partner Liz Casey will co-ordinate the further development of the firm ’ s Tees Valley presence while continuing to support existing business and client relationships alongside senior associates Lauren Mills and Joanne McHale-Young and paralegal Debbie Howes .
The four had all previously worked together at law firm Knights , which was formerly Archers Law .
Combined , they boast 71 years ’ experience helping organisations navigate the complexities of employment law , from collective redundancies to intricate outsourcing , restructuring and TUPE transactions .
Jack Evans , px Group A member of the team which will operate a world-first plastic recycling plant has turned his back on a successful career with traditional industries to help drive “ positive change ”.
Jack Evans , 32 , said he was even happy to take on a more junior role to join the Stockton-based px Group , which will run and maintain Mura Technology ’ s purposebuilt HydroPRS TM advanced plastic recycling facility at Wilton International .
It will be the first commercial-scale site to process flexible and rigid , mixed-waste plastics – including films – which were previously considered unrecyclable via traditional mechanical recycling processes .
Jack served his apprenticeship in petrochemicals before working in oil and gas in Scotland .
He returned to Teesside two years ago to work again in the petrochemical industry but the opportunity to work for a new , ground-breaking and potentially world-changing project was too tempting .
Darryl Brown , GMI Construction Group GMI Construction Group has appointed Darryl Brown to the newly-created role of regional commercial director for the North-East .
Working alongside regional director Gary Oates , he is tasked with further growing the independent company ’ s presence in the region .
Having moved into larger offices in Stockton last year , GMI further strengthened its position after joining the framework of the North East Purchasing
Tony Todd , John Gillan , Neil Atkinson and Paul Round , Pneuma Group Middlesbrough-based Pneuma Group continues to strengthen its expansion plans in Teesside with the first appointments in a brand new construction and maintenance team .
The property arm of Pneuma Group – which owns global games developer Double Eleven – has appointed Tony Todd , John Gillan , Neil Atkinson and Paul Round to the Pneuma Property Group team , to support the residential and commercial property acquisitions designed to breathe new life into Middlesbrough and the North-East .
Working across existing properties in Pneuma Property Group ’ s portfolio , the new appointments bring with them a wealth of experience from project management , site supervision , onsite experience and construction qualifications . The team will deliver construction and maintenance works for existing residential and commercial properties and already have a fully developed pipeline of future projects .
They will also be supporting other parts of the group with their expertise , from the recently acquired Central Point offices and 176 Bar and Kitchen on Linthorpe Road , through to hospitality venues , including the group ’ s high-profile restaurant acquisition , SIX at Baltic .
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